Chapter 19 Video and Web Links

African Kingdoms, the Atlantic Slave Trade, and the Origins of Black America, 1450–1800

Audio / Video / Film

  1. Philip Morgan: The African Slave Trade, 1500–1800 (81:00)

Philip Morgan explores the aspects of slavery in America and Africa, core experiences and differences.

Web Links

  1. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
  2. An amazing and well-planned website that offers students a comprehensive overview of the Atlantic Slave trade from life in Africa before slavery, to the horrific conditions on slave ships, right through to abolition. Students can also listen to extracts depicting the experiences of the enslaved, such as Oludah
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